Meanings
plural procurements
- uncountableThe purchasing department of a company.
- countableThe act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.
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I have a lot of experience in the procurement of construction materials and sub-contracts.
Synonyms: acquirement, acquisition, procuration, obtainment
- countableuncountableEfficient contrivance; management; agency.
They think it done by her procurement.
1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act II, page 301 more example
The plaintiff, in her reply, further denies that she filed the petition, or that it was filed by her procurement.
1878, The American Law Record, volume 6, page 679
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
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Origin
- Old Frenchprocurement
- Middle Englishprocurement
- Englishprocurement
Inherited from Middle English procurement, from Old French procurement, from procurer.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَحْصِيل
- تَحْصِيل (taḥṣīl)act of procuring or obtaining
Bulgarian снабдителен отдел, доставка
- снабдителен отдел (snabditelen otdel)purchasing department of a company
- доставка (dostavka)act of procuring or obtaining
- снабдяване (snabdjavane)act of procuring or obtaining
Chinese Mandarin 採購部門 /采购部门, 採購 /采购
- 採購部門 /采购部门 (cǎigòu bùmén)purchasing department of a company
- 採購 /采购 (cǎigòu)act of procuring or obtaining
Danish indkøbsafdeling, indkøb
- indkøbsafdelingpurchasing department of a company
- indkøbact of procuring or obtaining
- fremskaffelseact of procuring or obtaining
Dutch inkoop, inkoopafdeling
- inkooppurchasing department of a company
- inkoopafdelingpurchasing department of a company
- inkoopact of procuring or obtaining
- aanschafact of procuring or obtaining
Finnish hankintaosasto, osto-osasto
- hankintaosastopurchasing department of a company
- osto-osastopurchasing department of a company
- hankintaact of procuring or obtaining
- ostaminenact of procuring or obtaining
French achats, obtention
- achatspurchasing department of a company
- obtentionact of procuring or obtaining
German Einkauf, Beschaffung
- Einkaufpurchasing department of a company
- Beschaffungact of procuring or obtaining
Hungarian beszerzés, beszerzés
- beszerzéspurchasing department of a company
- beszerzésact of procuring or obtaining
Indonesian pengadaan
- pengadaanact of procuring or obtaining
Irish soláthar
- solátharact of procuring or obtaining
Italian ufficio acquisti, acquisto
- ufficio acquistipurchasing department of a company
- acquistoact of procuring or obtaining
- approvvigionamentoact of procuring or obtaining
- appaltoact of procuring or obtaining
- gestioneefficient contrivance; management; agency
Malay pemerolehan
- pemerolehanact of procuring or obtaining
Māori whiwhinga
- whiwhingaact of procuring or obtaining
Norwegian Bokmål anskaffelse
- anskaffelseact of procuring or obtaining
Polish zaopatrzenie, zaopatrzenie
- zaopatrzeniepurchasing department of a company
- zaopatrzenieact of procuring or obtaining
Portuguese compras, suprimentos
- compraspurchasing department of a company
- suprimentospurchasing department of a company
- obtençãoact of procuring or obtaining
- aquisiçãoact of procuring or obtaining
Russian отде́л заку́пок, добыва́ние
- отде́л заку́пок (otdél zakúpok)purchasing department of a company
- добыва́ние (dobyvánije)act of procuring or obtaining
- заку́пка (zakúpka)act of procuring or obtaining
Spanish departamento de compras, procuraduría
- departamento de compraspurchasing department of a company
- procuraduríapurchasing department of a company
Swedish inköpsavdelning, upphandling
- inköpsavdelningpurchasing department of a company
- upphandlingact of procuring or obtaining
- inköpact of procuring or obtaining
Tagalog pangalapan
- pangalapanpurchasing department of a company
Turkish satın alma, tedarik etme
- satın almapurchasing department of a company
- tedarik etmeact of procuring or obtaining
Cite this entry
procurement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procurement
“procurement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procurement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procurement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procurement.
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